5.8% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Prospect · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Prospect
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 51.8% of adults are working or looking for work in Prospect, a figure well below both the state and national averages. While the local unemployment rate is 5.8%, the area has seen a small drop in joblessness since 2011. Most residents find work in health care, social assistance, and retail.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much less common here than in most similar areas. Full-time employment sits at 57.4%, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure but has fallen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
51.8% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 51.8%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 66.8%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 13.4%. Other common industries include retail trade at 9.8%, manufacturing at 8.2%, and construction at 8.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.7%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 16.6%, while managers, technicians, and trades workers each account for around 11% of the workforce.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10070/prospect/topic/employment